Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
CHARLESTON, w. Va,

CHARLESTON, w. VA,
THURSDAY, January %, 1887.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock a. m. and
was opened with prayer by Rev. George ID.
Vibbert, of Boston. Various committee
reports were submitted and received ap-
propriate action.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. Flournoy introduced s. b. No. ll3,
90 bill TO amend and re.enact sections l
and 2 of chapter f31 of the Code OF West
Virginia, as amended and re-enacted by
chapter 100 of the Acts of 1882"
Mr.. McCreery introduced S. B. No. ia,
"a bill to allow owners or claimants OF
parcels of land embraced by the boundaries
of land. sold for delinquent taxes, to be-
come Joint plaintiffs in any suit or pro-
ceedings to invalidate any deed therefor,
under such sale, TO the purchaser. his as
signs, or any deed conveying the same
by the purchaser or assignee"
Mr.. Price, of Mineral, Mr.. Sommerville
in the chair introduced S. B. No. ll5,
concerning the preservation of certain use
full animals and birds. killing deer, &c.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. Price, Of Mineral, (Mrs Sommerville
in the chair presented the petition OF
w. II. Lemon and 80 Others, Of Mineral
county, praying for the passage OF law
prohibiting the killing of deer within this
State for period of five years.
Mr.. McCreery presented the petition OF
John Jones, Of Raleigh county, asking the
Legislature to pay him for road built Tor
the State of Virginia, in Raleigh comfy.
And, also, the petition of S II. johnson
and 92 other citizens of Mcdowell county,
asking that certain county and district
taxes paid into the State Treasury be re-
funded to Mcdowell county.
Mr.. Sweeney presented the petition oi
Jane A. johnson, President, and Mrs. {.
ID. Merrick, corresponding secretary of the
West Virginia Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union, praying for the submission
of the Prohibition Amendment to vote
of tn people.
THE ASSESSMENT LAW.
Mr.. McCreery offered the following res
olution: That Joint Committee be ap-
pointed consisting of two from the Senate
Ito be appointed by the President thereof),
and three from the House, Ito be appoint
ed by the Speaker thereof and said Com
mittee shall proceed forthwith to re-write
the present assessment law as it stands in
the acts of 1881, section by section.
Whenever it is proposed to amend any
section, the amendment shall follow I'M
mediately after such section, and brief
note shall be made explaining why the
amendment is necessary, and this shall be
done in such manner rs that it will plainly
appear
LIST. What is the present law?
2nd. What change is to be made and
why such change is necessary.
Five hundred copies of the report Of said
committee shall be printed Immediately
for the Use OF and for distribution by the
Senate and House, the printing of the
same to be paid for out of the fund for the
coming expenses of the Legislature.
The committee authorized and instructed
to make such report rs will bring before
the Legislature any information deemed
necessary to enable the members thereof to
decide as TO the propriety and expectancy
of any amendment proposed by the COM
mittee.
The committee is instructed to inquire
into and report the expediency OF 40
amending the law that it will become the
duty of the Board of Public Works to reduce
the tax rate below twenty cents on the 800
whenever, by reason of the increase in basis
of taxation, a lower tax rate will yield the
amount required to meet the demands on
the State Treasury for the next ensuing
year
The Prohibition Amendment WAS then
taken up, discussed at length and laid over
rs unfinished business.
s. b. No. 4, Relating to intoxicating
liquors" coming up rs the unfinished
business of yesterday, was ordered to he
engrOssed and read third time.
BILLS PASSED.
S. T. No. II, Concerning Joint stock
companies without special charters, was
read a third time and passed with its title.
READ A THIRD TIME.
s. b. No. Il, "A bill to amend and re-
enact section - of chapter li9 of the Code
of West Virginia, as amended and re-
eaocte,l by section 10 OF chapter l23, of the
Acts of 1852" was read for a third time
and considered at length.
The Senate then, the hour of noon hav-
ing arrived, proceeded to 20 into joint
session with the House, for the purpose of
ballOting for United States Senator.
The result of the vote has already appeared
in the REGISTER. Upon re-entering the
Chamber, the Senate took recess until
2:3O p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate rc-assembled and resumed
the consideration of s. i. No. II, "A bill
TO amend and re-enact section 10, of chap
ter 2i9, OF the Code of West Virginia, ~
amended and re-enacted by section 10, of
chapter l23, Of the Acts of lSs2," and the
same was passed.
:. Il. No. q, WAS read third time and
passed.
Continued on Third Page
See resume Of The happenings in SOcify'S
ThiI, 40 10 .mOrrOw's Sunday Register.